BOB SEGER w/JJ CALE BACK IN ‘72 RARE ORIG ‘73 PRESS LP + INSERT VG+

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BOB SEGER (WITH J.J. CALE, MUSCLE SHOALS BAND AND OTHERS) – BACK IN ’72 – RARE ORIGINAL 1973 PALLADIUM/WARNER  RECORDS STEREO LP MS-2126 (THIS IS NOT A CAPITOL RECORDS REISSUE).

ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

*** INCLUDES THE RARE INSERT***

THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

ORIGINAL, THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)

THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

This album has NEVER been available on legitimate Compact Disc or in any other way, manner or format.

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Bob Seger vowed long ago that he would not let three of his albums ever be released on CD. "Noah", "Brand New Morning", and "Back in '72". He felt that his performances on these albums were sub-standard. While it is great to see a musician have artistic control over their performances, it can be maddeningly frustrating for fans that respect the musician enough to understand "less-than-perfect" circumstances.

Back in '72 is famous for the studio version of "Turn the Page". For those of you that have only heard the live version, I feel for you. As great as the live performance was, the studio version was no slouch either. It features a more prominent piano accompaniment that gives the song a more intimate and immediate feeling. Another recognizable song on the album is the Van Morrison cover "I've Been Working". Bob's cover songs have always had a unique flavor and interpretation and in this case the song gets a great funky groove from the band and a powerful vocal rendition. Same applies to the Allman Brothers hit "Midnight Rider", though the goofy ending could have been left off. "Neon Sky" represents one of his best ballad songs with a gut wrenching vocal delivery. "Stealer" is another hard rocker much like the material that would later comprise the "Night Moves" album.

TRACK LISTING:

Midnight Rider 2:45

So I Wrote You a Song 2:44

Stealer 2:56

Rosalie 3:22

Turn the Page 5:12

Back in '72 4:23

Neon Sky 3:35

I've Been Working 4:34

I've Got Time 5:36

Returning to independent status, Bob Seger recorded Back in '72, not only the finest of his early-'70s albums but one of the great lost hard rock albums of its era. Seger didn't limit himself to self-penned songs on this excursion; borrowing an idea from Smokin' O.P.'s, he covers quite a few tunes, providing a balance to his own tunes. He makes "Midnight Rider" sound as if it were a Motor City raver instead of a sultry, late-afternoon Southern rocker, while casually tossing off "Rosalie," an irresistible ode to a local DJ that turned into a hard rock anthem when Thin Lizzy decided to record it later in the decade. That's the brilliance of Back in '72 -- there's no separation between the original and cover, it's all united in a celebration of rock & roll. That's why "Turn the Page," perhaps the weariest travelogue ever written, never feels self-pitying -- that's just the facts, according to a first-rate Midwestern band that never got a break. All the same, Back in '72 is a testament to great rock & roll, thanks to Seger's phenomenal songwriting and impassioned playing.

THE VINYL HAS ONLY A FEW LIGHT MARKS MOSTLY ON SIDE II. THE LP STILL HAS A NICE SHINY GLOSS. THERE ARE SOME LIGHT SPINDLE MARKS ON THE LABELS AS WELL. (NO WRITING)

THE COVER IS VG FOR GENERAL WEAR. THERE IS SOME LIGHT RING WEAR AND EDGE WEAR BUT NO SEAM SPLITS. NO WRITING OR STICKERS ARE ON THE COVER.

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